SSWH3 The student will examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of classic Mediterranean societies from 700BCE to 400CE.
a. Compare the origins and structure of the Greek polis, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
b. Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals; include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and describe the diffusion of Greek culture by Aristotle’s pupil Alexander the Great and the impact of Julius and Augustus Caesar.
c. Analyze the contributions of Hellenistic and Roman culture; include law, gender, and science.
d. Describe polytheism in the Greek and Roman world and the origins and diffusion of Christianity in the Roman world.
e. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
SSWH3
The student will examine the political, philosophical, and cultural interaction of classic Mediterranean societies from 700BCE to 400CE.
a. Compare the origins and structure of the Greek polis, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.
b. Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals; include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and describe the diffusion of Greek culture by Aristotle’s pupil Alexander the Great and the impact of Julius and Augustus Caesar.
c. Analyze the contributions of Hellenistic and Roman culture; include law, gender, and science.
d. Describe polytheism in the Greek and Roman world and the origins and diffusion of Christianity in the Roman world.
e. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Progress Chart Unit 3 - Classic Empires
Progress Chart Unit 3 Help Podcast
Unit 3 Vocabulary
Handouts
Athens and Sparta DBQ Documents
Greece Flipchart PDF
Rome Flipchart PDF
Mega Resources for Journals
How did the geography of the Mediterranean and surrounding areas influence the Greek outlook on the world?
The government of ancient Athens is considered the beginning of democracy
What were the similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta?
How did Alexander the Great promote the spread of Greek culture?
The myths and stories of classical Greece; Greek gods and goddesses
Journal Information Links
The Geography of Greece
Ancient Greece
Why did Greece develop city-states - Geography's Role?
How Plato viewed Democracy
How is athenian democracy different from American democracy?
History of the Roman Republic
Conquests of Alexander the Great
Why did Alexander the Great turn back in India?
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Trial of Socrates
Pax Romana
Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic era (336 BCE-31 BCE)
The Rise of Christianity
The First Triumvirate and Julius Caesar
Podcasts
The Persian WarsThe Battle of Thermopylae
The Peloponnesian War
The Olympics
Pompeii